Experience over Things
We’ve got plenty of stuff. We even did a declutter month in February which barely scrapped the surface.
So one thin I really like is gifts that involve participation rather than ownership.
We’ve just redeemed a voucher for a chocolate treat. It’s one of those gift boxes where you can choose where to go and when and then have in this case a chocolate treat.
We try to use them to go somewhere we haven’t been before.
So our chocolate treat took us to a place in Leiden called Elleni.
It had a good menu that mentioned both vegetarian and gluten free options.
Our chocolate treat was a fruit fondue and brownies with two rounds of drinks. It was a really nice afternoon out.
Nothing to store or make houseroom for and a lovely time.
How do you deal with giving and receiving gifts?
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Felt depressed at the idea of decluttering (it’s going to be a big job) but you cheered me up with the picture of fruit and chocolate. Seems like the ideal gift to me.
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Yes. Start small. Just one drawer or one shelf. Start smaller. The month was one item the first day, two on the second, three on the third….
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I will start when I get back home from work. It doesn’t sound difficult like this.
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It got very rewarding indeed. Honest. And I was very reluctant to start with.
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I’ll start as soon as I get back home and see if I can turn it into an agreeable habit. 😉
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Reward yourself with fruit and chocolate.
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I love your advice! 😉
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